Penn Hills Shs High School
309 Collins Dr
Pittsburgh PA, 15235, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-793-7000
Ranking: (543 out of 626, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Penn Hills School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 102 | 100 | 99 | 104 | 89 | 87 | 188 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,445 | 1,399 | 1,435 | 1,527 | 1,206 | 1,277 | 1,350 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 423 | 29.3% | 378 | 27.0% | 331 | 23.1% | 381 | 25.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 370 | 25.6% | 332 | 23.7% | 352 | 24.5% | 381 | 25.0% | 401 | 33.3% | 402 | 31.5% | 457 | 33.9% |
Grade 11: | 333 | 23.0% | 335 | 23.9% | 365 | 25.4% | 405 | 26.5% | 395 | 32.8% | 442 | 34.6% | 460 | 34.1% |
Grade 12: | 319 | 22.1% | 354 | 25.3% | 387 | 27.0% | 360 | 23.6% | 410 | 34.0% | 433 | 33.9% | 433 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 774 | 53.6% | 734 | 52.5% | 715 | 49.8% | 761 | 49.8% | 597 | 49.5% | 642 | 50.3% | 646 | 47.9% |
Female: | 671 | 46.4% | 665 | 47.5% | 720 | 50.2% | 766 | 50.2% | 590 | 48.9% | 624 | 48.9% | 700 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 11 | 0.8% | 17 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Black: | 883 | 61.1% | 838 | 59.9% | 840 | 58.5% | 875 | 57.3% | 643 | 53.3% | 680 | 53.2% | 695 | 51.5% |
White: | 517 | 35.8% | 519 | 37.1% | 552 | 38.5% | 607 | 39.8% | 538 | 44.6% | 580 | 45.4% | 638 | 47.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 596 | 41.2% | 593 | 42.4% | 546 | 38.0% | 568 | 37.2% | 377 | 31.3% | 326 | 25.5% | 334 | 24.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 9.7% | 147 | 10.5% | 129 | 9.0% | 154 | 10.1% | 134 | 11.1% | 117 | 9.2% | 111 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.24 | 14.06 | 14.57 | 14.68 | 13.63 | 14.70 | 7.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 39.9% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 34.1% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 35.2% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 36.8% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 38% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.9% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 40.3% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.1% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.8% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.8% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 52.8% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.3% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 60.7% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.7% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 17.2% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 23.3% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29.7% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 28% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 20% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.6% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.7% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.8% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73.1% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.6% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.2% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.9% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.9% | 82.9% |
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* Penn Hills Shs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.